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Cohen, Ofer
🇮🇱FIDE 2806002· Male· Israel· Born in 1947
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Ofer Cohen, a 79-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1655. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bet Kfar Saba 2026 4-5, Bet Kfar Saba 2026 2-3, and Bet Kfar Saba 2026 1. Also played 2 rapid (including Passover rapid 4.4.26) and 2 blitz events (including BLITZ Saturday for the end of the Chess League 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012) and 34 months (2012–2014). His peak of 1939 was reached at age 61 (Oct 2008).
Current rating
1655
Standard
Rpd1638·Blz1527
All-time high
1939
−284 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 61
Oct 2008 · age 61
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,340
#126,340 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1470 → 1663
Apr 2024
2023
36th Israeli 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1557
Jan 2023
2022
52nd Israeli 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1594
Apr 2022
2016
100 career games
at age 69
Nov 2016
2014
26th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1859
Dec 2014
2012
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1859
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1630 → 1655
Tournaments
8
29 games
Score
14/ 2948.3%
12W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2522 | +12.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #31 | 966 | -14.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2285 | +5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 967 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/6 | #40 | 1655 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1944 | +19.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 1860 | +10.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #37 | 1789 | +2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChaim Galant
🇮🇱ISR·1511
+12 −2 =1
15 games·last met Jan 2029
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vsIsrael Gorelikov
🇮🇱ISR·1630
+6 −7 =1
14 games·last met Apr 2027
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vsPavel Gerchikov
🇮🇱ISR·1785
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2028
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vsEli Siti
🇮🇱ISR·1756
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met May 2031
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vsMoshe Roytman
🇮🇱ISR·1509
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2028
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Rankings
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Israel
#1,305
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#86,935
in continent
World
#126,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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